WHEN it comes to shocking her fans, reality television matriarch, Mama June Shannon, is no stranger to grabbing viewers’ attention.
After it was revealed that Mama June secretly married her boyfriend Justin Stroud a second time, she had the Internet talking once again.
Who is Mama June’s husband, Justin Stroud?
Thomas Justin Stroud is an auto mechanic and occasional tattoo artist from Alabama.
He met Mama June when they were both in recovery while seeking treatment for drug abuse in 2021.
In February 2022, Justin was arrested in Florida on a warrant that was issued the previous October.
On Instagram, she revealed that she was the one who popped the question to him.
The caption on the post read, “On Feb 23rd I asked him to marry me yes ladies it’s 2022 u can ask a man to marry u.”
Their marriage follows engagement reports from months earlier in March.
The reality star and the mechanic first sparked romance rumors in October 2021 after a series of Instagram posts from Mama June featured a faceless male who she referred to as her “new boo.”
A couple of months later in December, The Sun revealed the mystery man’s identity to be Alabama mechanic Justin Stroud.
When did Mama June and Justin Stroud get married?
On May 31, 2022, The Sun exclusively revealed that Mama June and Justin Stroud secretly tied the knot.
The reality TV couple held their nuptials at a Georgia courthouse.
A clerk from the courthouse confirmed that the actual ceremony took place a week before on Monday, May 23, 2022.
The mother of four revealed to the publication of her relationship with her boyfriend: “We’ve known each other going on a year now.”
“We were best friends and we decided to take it to the next step in the last eight months.”
The grandmother of six further shared: “It’s been amazing like you know, he’s helped put the pieces back together.”
“Justin is an amazing person and he understands everything I’ve been going through.”
“I’ve been able to share stuff with him that I’ve never been able to share with other people – not even my kids and so it’s really nice to have that partnership.”
The couple officially celebrated their union in Panama City, Florida on February 18, 2023.
The ceremony was small and intimate, but anyone who wasn’t able to snag an invite can watch Mama June: Family Crisis to see the nuptials.
What do Mama June’s daughters think of her relationship with Justin?
Mama June is a mother to her four daughters who are nicknamed Honey Boo Boo, Pumpkin, Chickadee, and Chubs.
Alana Thompson, known to the public as Honey Boo Boo, is the youngest of the bunch.
To promote the sixth season of Mama June: Road to Redemption, June went into detail about her personal life with The Sun.
The reality star referenced her past relationship with ex-boyfriend Geno Doak and spoke candidly about how it affected her daughters’ views on her romance with Justin.
She told the publication, “The girls were at first standoffish with him.”
“I mean I did just come out of a serious domestic situation, in a toxic situation, and the girls had to deal with all of that.”
She disclosed Honey Boo Boo and Pumpkin’s thoughts on the matter: “Then fast forward to six months later, almost eight months later, getting into this new relationship, that was jarring for them at first.”
“They all get along now, I mean, he’s been on a couple of family adventures with us and we hang out as a family. They don’t have a problem with him.”
June is also a six-time grandmother to Pumpkin’s four children and two children from Chickadee.
A source claimed to The Sun that Pumpkin welcomed twins – which brings her to four kids – on May 19, 2022.
Sadly, Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell passed away on December 10, 2023, after battling with cancer for ten months.
Mama June announced her daughter’s passing on Instagram.
She said, “She gave one hell of a fight for 10 months [and] she passed away with her family around her.”
